Tag: WWI

What we have to say

“We have so much to say, and we shall never say it.” – German-Swiss soldier and author, Erich Maria Remarque, was born on this day in 1898 (died 1970). German novelist Erich Maria Remarque is best known for All Quiet on the Western Front about the German experience in World War I. The book was …

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Frank Buckles, last surviving U.S. World War I veteran, dies

    Frank Buckles, who was one of Jefferson County’s most famous citizens and was the last surviving U.S. veteran of World War I, died Sunday, according to a spokeswoman for a Washington, D.C., funeral home where Buckles’ body was being held Sunday night. via Frank Buckles, last surviving U.S. World War I veteran, dies …

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